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Thread Number: 32112
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| Post# 484309 , Reply# 1 12/26/2010 at 06:50 (4,860 days old) by aegokocarat (United Kingdom) | ||
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in my aqualtis i use shirts synthetics whites wool silk and colureds. in the beko i use daly quick baby and toddler and spin+drain. | ||
| Post# 484315 , Reply# 4 12/26/2010 at 08:07 (4,860 days old) by hoover1100 (U.K.) | ||
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For me (at present) Towels and bed sheets- Cotton 60 Whites/lights- Cotton 40 Coloureds/Darks- Cotton 40 Jeans- Quick wash or Cotton 40 (depending on degree of soiling) Delicates- Sythetics 40 or the Wool programme depending on what they are made of. Matt | ||
| Post# 484373 , Reply# 6 12/26/2010 at 14:44 (4,859 days old) by nrones () | ||
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Cool You said me what I wanted to see :D :D Now, Can you tell me please what programmes would you use if you had my GrandOPlus? *but please no answers like "I would never have a Candy, so I won"t talk about progs" Thanks alot indeed :D | ||
| Post# 484375 , Reply# 7 12/26/2010 at 14:50 (4,859 days old) by dave886 (united kingdom) | ||
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i forgot the pic :) 
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| Post# 484376 , Reply# 8 12/26/2010 at 14:53 (4,859 days old) by dave886 (united kingdom) | ||
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@nrones i have never used a candy washer before, the ones in the uk are very basic | ||
| Post# 484504 , Reply# 15 12/27/2010 at 04:05 (4,859 days old) by solsburian (SE Northumberland) | ||
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I forgot to add, the Hoover's door isn’t even hung straight ether! 
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| Post# 484515 , Reply# 19 12/27/2010 at 07:19 (4,859 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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Ooops... Thats meant to read colour care detergent, not colour care deoderant lol. Jon | ||
| Post# 484596 , Reply# 26 12/27/2010 at 15:45 (4,858 days old) by dyson2drums (United Kingdom) | ||
Dyson washing machine:
Cottons 40oc for coloreds Cottons 60oc for whites or 50oc if they're lightly soiled Cottons 60oc for bedding and towels or 40oc as some nice looking duvet covers can't handle higher temperatures Synthetics 40oc or 30oc for darks, jeans and quick washing Wool 40oc or 30oc for woolens and handwash rarely. Take care :) | ||
| Post# 484601 , Reply# 28 12/27/2010 at 16:24 (4,858 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
For me
Well...this are my loads I do in my 1971 gorenje PEA.
There are not many options since the machine is very old. In my previous gorenje I was able to change the programs as I wanted. Towels and colored bad sheets - 60°C with powdered detergent and Calgon (water softener) Darks and jeans - 40°C with liquid detergent (without Calgon) "delicates" / synthetics / coloured underwear - 40°C with liquid detergent and Calgon Whites - 95°C + prewash with powdered detergent and Calgon (somethimes @ 60°C, but I prefer a 95°C wash) Wool - hand wash (I think my old machine would be too harsh for my woolens even if it's supposed to wash woolens) There is no separate cycle for cottons and synthetics, only the temperature and the wash time changes from cycle to cycle and there is a button which turns off the spin after each rinse cycle and the final spin. I have a separate spin dryer to spin the load befor put it in the dryer. I don't iron almost nothing because my Bosch dryer realy does a very good job. I love my old washer because it washes very well. 
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| Post# 484604 , Reply# 29 12/27/2010 at 16:45 (4,858 days old) by nrones () | ||
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Thanks! Interesting post from you (as I expected, because of so old washer :D) Do you think Calgon is good? because I found it useless few years ago.. ;) | ||
| Post# 484622 , Reply# 31 12/27/2010 at 17:29 (4,858 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
I am with Jon
I wash practically everything on cottons which has 1300 spin, I select water plus ( extra water in the wash and rinse phases) I sort as follows:
White Towels:- cottons, short, 50/60deg usually large load cycle time 90mins Tea Towels and cleaning cloths:- cottons,short 60deg, usually 3 to 4kg, cycle time 59mins White clothes:- cottons short, 40/50 deg depending on soil. Again usually 3 to 4kg, cycle time 59mins Light colured clothes: cottons, short 40deg, 3 to 4kg, 59mins Darks:- same as above. Jumpers:- Usually express 40deg, cycle time 30 mins or 37 if extra rinse selected. I have never had problems with creasing using the cottons wash, even on synthetic items but I never wash a full 6kg of clothes at a time.Towels...I fill the machine as full as possible. I don't have a dryer so in the winter the 1300rpm spin is a must! I usually fold stuff as it comes out of the machine and leave it an hour or so before I put it on the clothes horse. In the summer everything goes straight out on the line if it is not raining. I have, at times, used the Demims ,Darks and Automatic programmes but have found the cottons does a better job in a shorter time using less water/detergent and has a faster spin. Hope that wasn't too long winded for you all!!! NRONES, I have always had a bit of a soft spot for Candy machines, epecially from the 70's. I actually like the styling of the new machines. I couldn't really see the programmes on the pic you posted(need glasses I think!) but I think I'd probably use the cottons programmes the most. Does Candy still do the rapid 32 min wash at 50deg? I used to look after an old lady with a Candy machine from the 90's and that was the only programme she would let me use and I must say it did a good job if you sorted colours properly. | ||
| Post# 484634 , Reply# 32 12/27/2010 at 18:08 (4,858 days old) by nrones () | ||
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R32 - Some yes some not Mostly new models that are coming out are having 14-30-44min (max 40c) but some models are still having classic 32 50c which does AWESOME job for a fastwash! really effective! | ||
| Post# 484722 , Reply# 33 12/28/2010 at 04:38 (4,858 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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@ nrones: To be honest I don't know if Calgon is so good.
I use it because in our region the water is hard and because I got used to use it in my previous new washer. I use it also because it increases the wash ability of the detergent....and because I'm so "obsessed" with cleanliness I think it's a good think. :) But honestly, perhaps is really something I wouldn't need to use. Ingemar | ||
| Post# 484731 , Reply# 34 12/28/2010 at 07:44 (4,858 days old) by l86810 (Southend, UK) | ||
Hi Dex! Welcome to the site!
What a great idea for a thread. Mine are... Towels:: Cotton 75oC with Water Plus and Extra Rinse. (Ariel Bio with Febreeze) 2h28 Bedding:: Minimum Iron 60oC with Short, Water Plus and Extra Rinse. (Ariel Bio with Febreeze) 1h10 Whites / Lights (general):: Automatic 40oC. (Ariel Bio with Febreeze) 1h18 Whites / Lights (nice):: Dark Garments 20oC-40oC (Ariel Excel Gel Bio) 1h15 Colours / Darks / Jeans:: Dark Garments 20oC with Short (Ariel Excel Gel Colour) 1h02 Acrylic or Wool / cardigans:: Wool 30oC (Woolite) 0h39 I, like Jon also split loads into general garments like work shirts, plain t-shirts, underwear, lounge wear etc, and then nicer stuff like branded t-shirts, going out shirts, jumpers with prints on etc Adam :D | ||
| Post# 484936 , Reply# 36 12/29/2010 at 03:35 (4,857 days old) by ronhic (Canberra, Australia) | ||
Ok, well it seems most of us 'front load' jockeys tend to use similar cycles - who'd have thought :)
So here are mine...all with either OMOmatic, DRIVEmatic or every now and then SURFmatic (yes, I know....it really should be OMO Front Loader/HE, but it'll ALWAYS BE OMOMATIC...) and no softener under any circumstances... Sheets/towels - cotton 60c, quick - 1hr 15min Whites - cotton 40/60c, quick - 1hr 8min or 1hr 15min colours - cotton 40c, quick - 1hr 8min Dogs bedding - synthetic 30c, quick - 44min Every now and then I use the wool cycle... As you can see from the fuzzy picture below (UK fans) the machine looks, and is, the same as the first ones sold under the 'John Lewis' label and made by Zanussi/Electrolux for them.... It's been great really. I've had the hinge side suspension replaced 18months ago and that is it...not bad for a machine that averaged 20 loads a week for the first 3yrs of its life (2006-2009) and is still doing 11..... 
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| Post# 484967 , Reply# 37 12/29/2010 at 09:19 (4,856 days old) by nrones () | ||
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Cool :D Thanks for all your reply"s! Well, mostly people use similar programmes :P @SuperElectronic What happend to OPH616? why is it "hell"? | ||
| Post# 485040 , Reply# 41 12/29/2010 at 16:47 (4,856 days old) by solsburian (SE Northumberland) | ||
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While there is apathy towards Hoover/Candy, that should not put you off starting another thread. I'd like to hear your experiences with your Parents OPH616!! | ||
| Post# 485157 , Reply# 45 12/30/2010 at 04:29 (4,856 days old) by solsburian (SE Northumberland) | ||
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@nrones: It didn’t do too bad, just the duvet cover and one pillow case was slightly damp in places, an extra 30 minutes sorted it out. It's probably because they got tangled together at some point. | ||
Post# 485184 , Reply# 46 12/30/2010 at 08:19 (4,856 days old) by mrboilwash  (Munich,Germany) |
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Nice thread! Just cannot resist to throw in my washing recipe once more again ;-)
So I do towels, socks, rags and dishtowels at 95° cottons with "intense" Fitted sheets, doublesheets, pillowcases, tablerunners and undies is 75° cottons short. Everyday clothes like jeans, t-shirts, hoodies, sweaters, polyester and lycra sports stuff like swim trunks at 60° cottons with short. Only the new and nice stuff like a jacket gets the special spa treatment at 30° or 40° with the appropriate cycle. So basically I get along with 3 cylcles. Most loads are usually loaded to capacity but not stuffed. I always have water plus selected to get the 3rd rinse. I dont care for additives like oxygen bleach just use a good mild liquid detergent with enzymes for everything. I also dont care much for seperating whites and colors because 99% of the things we get here wont run in the second wash anyways. My few white things are still amazingly white and not dingy at all but of course not that perfect as if when washed seperatly. Guess the higher temperatures help a lot. Some colors seem last forever while some things fade rather quickly, but who cares. Most of my things are out of fashion before they are worn out. | ||
| Post# 485276 , Reply# 48 12/30/2010 at 15:55 (4,855 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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whites on 95°C
Hello everyone once again,
I was reading again your posts. Am I the only one who still wash whites on 95°C? I mean, I do this even if my whites are not so dirty. I don't have so many whites to do, but those few times I do I want my whites to be really clean and white. And the better way to obtain this is powdered detergent and a 95°C wash. (no white shirts in the load - those I wash at 60°C) Ingemar | ||
| Post# 485303 , Reply# 49 12/30/2010 at 17:05 (4,855 days old) by jlbrazil (brazil) | ||
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I do mine at 60 coz my machine is 110 volts :( No 95 wash. | ||
| Post# 485304 , Reply# 50 12/30/2010 at 17:10 (4,855 days old) by solsburian (SE Northumberland) | ||
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@nrones I've never tried them but I've read that they don't work. It's not a big deal for me since they were virtually dry anyway. | ||
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Post# 485367 , Reply# 51 12/30/2010 at 22:56 (4,855 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) |
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Yes, thats right I even wash darks like black t-shirts at 60°. But I prefer a regular liquid over any color powder, find them to be easier on colors and fibers in hot washes.
Its just the most precious stuff that gets 30° or 40° in this household. I know its a bit exteme considering my laundry is not that dirty. I think I might be a bit of a germophobe, well at least laundrywise... When I still used powders the towel loads were washed at 95° with regular powder. Sheet loads got washed at 60° with color powder. Clothing got washed at 40° with color powder. Then I switched to liquids about 2 years ago because I hated the zeolit dust in the dryer`s lint screen but didnt get the same results anymore like I was used to. So I decided to do my 40° loads at 60° and my 60° loads at 75°. I dont regret that change of laundry practice at all. My towels (still boilwashed) last much longer and dont get that nasty scratchy limescale buildup so fast as before. I also believe there is less wear on my other clothes even with the higher temperatures. And did I mention my things smell much better now ? | ||
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Post# 485439 , Reply# 53 12/31/2010 at 07:38 (4,855 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany) |
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Just checked the Henkel website for Persil and indeed the new traditional powder does not contain zeolites anymore. Thats good news, maybe I should try a small package for badly stained things that cannot take high temperatures. However the Megaperls are still loaded with the stuff.
Wouldnt worry too much about elastics and boilwashing. After all there is elastics and there is elastics. I mean the oldfashiond rubberbased elastics wont last forever no matter how good one takes care of them. Modern Elasthan (Spandex) is way more durable and seems to cope well with the occasional 95° wash. | ||
| Post# 485602 , Reply# 55 1/1/2011 at 06:00 (4,854 days old) by nrones () | ||
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cbosch What is the spin speed on the shirts programme? And how long does it need to dry? :) | ||
| Post# 485665 , Reply# 56 1/1/2011 at 14:11 (4,853 days old) by lavamat_jon (UK) | ||
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nrones - the Miele shirt spin is 600rpm. | ||
| Post# 485680 , Reply# 57 1/1/2011 at 16:04 (4,853 days old) by zanussi_lover (Nottingham, UK) | ||
programmes
I do towels/sheets - Cottons 60*c + quick with Persil Non Bio Powder
Coloured Towels at Cottons 60*c + Quick with Persil Colour Clothes (Whites) - Synthetics 40*c + Quick with Persil Non Bio powder Clothes (Colours) - Synthetics 30*c + Quick = Persil Colour Wooly Jumpers/Delicates get done on Woollens Cold or Handwash. None of my clothes are specifically dirty, so i can get away with using the quick wash option on my beko, I cant be arsed waiting 2 hours for a wash cycle. Anything that takes longer than 90 minutes is a waste of time. I use about 70ml of Persil each wash, and the wash comes up clean. I never boil wash clothes, if whites need brightening up i add some bicarbonate of soda in with the powder, or a glo white whitener sachet in the wash load. | ||
| Post# 485687 , Reply# 58 1/1/2011 at 17:02 (4,853 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
Washing:
Towels, dishcloths & Bedding - Cottons 60, water plus Darks (including jeans, t-shirts, hoodies, underwear, work pants) - cottons 40, short, water plus Coloureds (light t-shirts, light coloured work shirts and such) - minimum iron 40, short, water plus I also have some wool work jumpers that I was on delicates 40 Drying: I find myself using the dryer less and less. Bedding and towels always go in the dryer, as I have nowhere to hang this up. Underwear and socks go in the same drying load as my work pants and work shirts. When I tumble dry these, I can get away with not ironing them if I empty the dryer quickly enough. Everything else goes on the clothes horse. 
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| Post# 485688 , Reply# 59 1/1/2011 at 17:06 (4,853 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 485708 , Reply# 60 1/1/2011 at 18:11 (4,853 days old) by AquaCycle (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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I never boil wash clothes, if whites need brightening up i a
Just a thought - Washing at 60 with a biological powder or tablets would kind of eliminate the need of doing this, saving both money and time. Completely agree with you about the long cycle times - especially in the Beko. The one I had in my old place just went ooooonnn and oooooonnn. And not like an Ariston :P
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| Post# 485800 , Reply# 61 1/2/2011 at 07:24 (4,853 days old) by nrones () | ||
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*******2011******** HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! WISH YOU ALL THE BEST :D Dex | ||
| Post# 486293 , Reply# 62 1/4/2011 at 10:11 (4,850 days old) by nrones () | ||
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Synthtetics 30, Easy iron I filmed it! :D It"s just I selected a Stain Blaster option, but that doesn"t change things much! :D cheers, Dex A link to a vid: CLICK HERE TO GO TO nrones's LINK | ||
| Post# 486797 , Reply# 64 1/6/2011 at 15:45 (4,848 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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Mrwash | ||
| Post# 487014 , Reply# 67 1/7/2011 at 12:35 (4,847 days old) by paulc (Edinburgh, Scotland) | ||
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favorit | ||
| Post# 487034 , Reply# 68 1/7/2011 at 14:01 (4,847 days old) by mrwash () | ||
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Well, I use it for left-overs. It is quite okay. For everyone who is interested in pics or vids, just visit my youtube account "NavitronicLaundryLab". I have to take some new pictures of the machine to post here, as I already deleted the older ones. | ||
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